Devon

Data-day life: Exeter museum’s Youth Panel create new data-based exhibition

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 02/16/2024 - 3:38pm
The Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM)’s new Youth Panel café exhibition opens Tuesday 27 February.

Following the success of last year’s Youth Panel exhibition Picked and Pressed: The Appeal of Edible Plants, the newly developed Data-day life exhibition explores how data from our daily lives can be creatively expressed in engaging and innovative ways across twelve individually designed banners.

Visitors to the Exeter City Council museum will be able to see the creative presentation of a wide variety of data sets collected from the routines of Youth Panel...

Student Swap Shop returns to encourage sustainable behaviour

Authored by Daisy Hall
Posted: Fri, 02/16/2024 - 9:14am

Vita Student in Exeter, located at Portland House, is thrilled to announce the return of the Vita Student Swap Shop, an initiative that aims to encourage sustainable behaviour, increasing the lifecycle of products and reducing waste for students.

The average amount of waste thrown away by each person in the UK is 409kg each year*, meaning the average person is having a significant impact on the environment.

The Vita Student Swap Shop will teach the next generation about the significance of giving their items a second lease of life and help to reduce the impact on the...

Utilities company supports Devon charity to keep people warm at home

100 ‘warm bags’ to keep winter chills at bay are being distributed to people in and around Exminster as a result of a partnership between Wales & West Utilities and Devon charity Westbank Community Health and Care (Westbank).

The bags are being distributed to people in the local community through Westbank’s recently-launched Warmwell at Home initiative. Each bag contains hand warmers, a thermometer, a pair of thermal socks, a travel mug, a hat and gloves, a hot water bottle and a large blanket.

Wales & West Utilities, the gas emergency and pipeline service,...

Browne Jacobson’s intellectual property lawyers ranked in World Trademark Review 2024

Authored by Daisy Hall
Posted: Thu, 02/15/2024 - 10:12pm

Intellectual property (IP) lawyers at Browne Jacobson have once again been included in the World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 – an independent global ranking of the best trademark experts.

The UK and Ireland firm’s IP practice maintained its silver ranking in the enforcement and litigation category of the 2024 listing , a definitive resource for those seeking stellar trademark expertise and partners worldwide.

It also received a bronze award for prosecution and strategy, and was recommended for its transactional work, after the team was praised for its “ability to deliver...

InExeter selected to represent SW in 2024 RHS Britain in Bloom UK Competition

InExeter, the business improvement district for the city, is delighted to announce its selection to represent the south west in the BIDS category of the 2024 RHS Britain in Bloom UK competition.

This recognition follows three successful years of participation in the South West in Bloom competition, where InExeter received Silver Gilt twice, a gold, and topped the BID category last year. InExeter continually strives to make Exeter a greener city, with more than 140 hanging baskets funded across the city and over 30 square meters of planting, including barrier baskets, tubs,...

National Awards for Exeter Motor Retail Colleagues

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/15/2024 - 4:26pm

Two colleagues have been honoured with prestigious Vertu Motors plc 2023 CEO Management Awards.

Anthony Pearson, who works at Vertu Jaguar Land Rover Exeter and Ben Williamson, from Vertu Volvo Exeter, have been named Sales Manager of the Year and Service Manager of the Year.

The awards acknowledge colleagues who have performed exceptionally well and delivered the highest levels of leadership throughout the year.

Nominations are made by Operational Directors to the plc Board, which selects the winner of each category.

Like all the winners, Anthony and...

Devon community groups receive funding boost

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/15/2024 - 3:48pm

Three community groups across Devon* have received over £2,700 from The Co-operative Bank in the latest round of grants from its Customer Donation Fund.

Among the recipients was Exeter-based Sweetpea Smallholdings, a community interest company (CIC) that aims to reduce social isolation by bringing people from a variety of backgrounds together to grow fruit, vegetables and herbs.

Made up of mostly disabled volunteers, the CIC grows produce at sites across Exeter all year round, which is delivered to those in the community who are most in need. As well as growing produce,...

South West hauliers receive national industry awards at Pall-Ex Group ceremony

Authored by Daisy Hall
Posted: Thu, 02/15/2024 - 2:57pm

M Pinches and Sons Ltd, founder members of the network, won the Pall-Ex Regional Operational Award for the Southwest , and Pall-Ex Southwest, received the award from Fortec at an exclusive ceremony, sponsored by Tile Mountain, held to celebrate independent hauliers from across the UK and Europe.

Both businesses are shareholder members of Pall-Ex and Fortec – palletised freight distribution networks made up of over 160 independent hauliers that operate together to distribute freight across the UK and globally.

Worcester-based M Pinches and Sons Ltd and Exeter-based Pall-...

Exeter's Home Decor Renaissance: Celebrating Local Culture Through Art

Authored by Val Watson
Posted: Thu, 02/15/2024 - 9:55am

In the quaint city of Exeter, a trend is blossoming where the essence of home decor is increasingly intertwined with the spirit of locality. Art aficionados and interior design enthusiasts alike are turning towards posters and framed pieces that not only embellish their walls but also pay tribute to the city's unique culture and landmarks. This movement is a testament to the power of art in transforming living spaces into personalized sanctuaries that narrate a story of heritage and community.

The aesthetic appeal of local landmarks in art

What drives the allure of incorporating...

Digital training for core sectors

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/15/2024 - 1:48am

More than 440 training places are available through a newly launched digital skills programme.

The Core Sector Digital Training programme has been designed to support the key growth sectors of creative industries and clean growth as well as the region’s bedrock sectors of health and adult social care, hospitality and tourism.

The scheme is available to residents in Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay who are currently not working or those who are employed but want to upskill or are considering a career change.

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Devon,...

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